Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino on their injury troubles with nine players out as they prepare to face Luton
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00:00 Eight or nine senior players are injured at the moment. Would you like to see any of them imminently back playing?
00:07 Yes.
00:11 Yes, I think it was a little bit of a lag in some issues, like it was Karni Sunday.
00:22 Yes, but that is football. It's better if all these things happen from the beginning and then we can be consistent to have all the players fit and to start to compete better, you know, in between them and make the team stronger.
00:38 It's true, a little bit of a lag in many of the injuries and the problems, but I am positive and for sure we are going to compete well tomorrow.
00:49 The latest one we know of, and that's been any since, is Karni. What's your understanding of the prognosis for him? When is he likely to be back?
00:58 We will see. I think it's not as big or it's not an issue that maybe can spend months, I think maybe weeks. I hope he can be as soon as possible with the team again.
01:12 A blow because he started the season so well.
01:17 Yes, he scored and then he got the injury. That is football. It's a factor that you can manage. Yes, a little bit unlucky, but I think he became stronger because he was feeling the way that he needs to work and compete.
01:34 He's young and for sure he's going to be much, much better when he starts again.